Non-refillable bottle.



No. 795,986; PATENTED AUG. l, 1905.

G.VKLUMPP. v NoN-REFILLABLBBOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED 001228, 1904.

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UNITED STATE-S PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Application tied october 28,1904.. serial No. 230,354.

to provide a device lcapable of ready attach-y ment to the ordinary construction of bottles and through which the contents of the bottle may escape when the bottle is inverted, but

which will positively prevent the refilling of" the bottle when apart or the whole of its original contents has been dispensed.

With these briey-stated objects'in view my invention comprises a sleeve having both ends closed and its outer'end perforated and its inner end provided with an opening which is ground to provide a valve-seat in which operates a semispherical valve having aweight connected thereto by means of a rod. The said rod is of a length equal that of the rbottle-neck, so that the weight may readilyT drop back of the shoulder formed at the base of the neck, which securely locks the valve to its seat when the bottle istilted, and thereby insuring against accidental or intentional displacement of the valve. The". said sleeve is also provided with a partition immediately above the valve-seat, which is provided with an opening and in which is secured a cylinder having its sides perforated and a neck portion which is scalloped, and within this cylinder is arranged a hollow ball-valve, the

purpose of which will be explained later on.

My invention also comprises certain details of construction and novelties of combination and arrangement of parts, as will befully described in the following specification and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional view of the upper end of a bottle and its neck, showing my invention in place, the bottle in this view being showin in an upright position. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a portion of a bottle, showing the latter in a horizontal position. Fig. 3 is a similar View to Figs. 1 and 2, showing the bottle tilted to nearly an inverted position; and Fig. 4 is also a similar viewshowing the bottle completely inverted and in the position necessary to release vthe valve from its seat. Fig. l5 is a detail `horizontal section drawn on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the mouth of the bottle havtion by saying that I am aware of the variousv attempts made to accomplish the result sought by my invention and that these attempts have all been unsuccessful for the reason that no means has been provided for locking a valve in position against intentional or accidental displacement when the common methods of -relilling a bottle are employed, but that I overcome these objections by providing a semispherical valve with a spherical weight suspended by a rod which is of a length to permit the spherical weight dropping back of the shoulder formed at the base of the neck ofthe bottle, which securely locks the valve in position should the bottle be tilted to the slightest degree and submerged into a pail of liquid for the purpose of relling. With lthe ordinary constructions this method'has been successful for the reason that the bottles are given a slight shake or jar which momentarily unseats the valve and allows a cer'- tain quantity of'liquor to enter the bottle; but by locking the valve in position as before described this method of refilling a bottle is made impossible. Another method commonly employed is that of placing a tube in the mouth of the bottle and forcing the liquor therein by means of a force-pump, and in order to defeat this method I employ the supplemental ball-valve, which is arranged in the cylinder and which will be forced to its seat the -moment pressure is applied to the liquor to be forced into the bottle, and in order that the tube may not be inserted into the mouth of the sleeve I close the outer end and -provide such closed end with a series of perforations which willreadily permit the escape of the original contents of the bottle when the latter is inverted. j f

Referring now to the drawings, in which vthe several parts ofmy invention are designated by reference characters, the letterA indicates the body of the bottle, which in the present instance is of the shape and design of the ordinary quart whisky-bottles, having a neck Bl extending therefrom, which b eing` of a smaller diameter than the bottle provides a shoulder, O at its base. The neck B tapers from its base to its mouth throughout its entire length and interiorly to a point D adjacent the mouth, where it diverges, as clearly shown in the drawings and for the purpose as will appear later on. Arranged in the mouth .0fA

the neck is a sleeve E, having its exterior larger at the ends than at the center to eonform to the shape of the mouth of the neck, so that when cement or any other suitable composition is interposed between the sleeve and neck of the bottle will when it becomes thoroughly hard securely lock the sleeve in position. The outer end of this sleeve is closed and provided with aseries of small perforations E, and its lower end is also closed and provided with a central opening E', which is ground to provide a valve-seat which is designed to be engaged by a semispherical valve F. The sleeve is also provided above the lower end with a partition E2, having an opening in which is held a perforated cylinder E3, that has its inner end reduced to provide a neck portion which is scalloped, as shown at EL, and operating in this cylinder is a ball-valve V, preferably hollow to permit the valve being easily operated and forced against the neck of the cylinder should pressure be employed for refilling, and in practice I propose to make this valve of rubber, so that it will be forced securely to its seat to prevent the ingress of the slightest quantity of liquor. Suspended from the semisperical valve F is a rod F, of rigid material, to the outer end of which is connected a weight F2, the said rod being disposed within the neck so that the weight may readily drop back of the shoulder when the bottle is tilted, and in order that this adjustment may be had I may say that before the cement which holds the sleeve in position becomes hard the sleeve is adjusted in the mouth of the bottle, so that the weight will rest against the shoulder when the bottle is tilted.

In operation when it is desired to pour any quantity of liquor from the bottle the latter of course must be tilted, and the moment it is tilted the weight F2 will drop back of the shoulder C, formed at the base of the bottleneck, which securely holds the valve to its seat and retains it in this position until the bottle is completely inverted, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, in which position the weight will slip from the shoulder, pushing the valve from its seat and allowing the contents of the bottle to escape, and in the meantime the ballvalve carried by the perforated cylinder will also drop from its seat, when the liquor may pass thereby and finally out through the perforated end of the sleeve. l/Vhen a sulcient quantity of the liquor has been obtained, the bottle of course is elevated, and the moment it is moved the weight will again slip over the shoulder and draw the valve into position, and in the meantime the ball-valve will regain its seat. From the foregoing it will be seen that should a bottle provided with my improvement be submerged into a pail containing liquid and held in a horizontal position the ballvalve will of course float to open the neck of the cylinder; but the weight F2, dropping behind the shoulder of the bottle, will draw the valve F into position and securely lock it against accidental or intentional displacement. Now should the bottle be inverted and the attempt made to force liquor into it by means of a force-pump the ball-valve V will be forced against the seat, even should the valve F be open, and by closing the outer end of the sleeve and perforating it ingress tothe sleeve is impossible, and therefore the pumptube could not be inserted down between the perforated cylinder and sleeve, which would allow the liquid to strike the side of the valve and force it away from its seat.

From the foregoing it will be seen thatl provide an exceedingly eiiicient device which I have found from actual experience to be impossible to operate to refill a bottle after a part or a whole of its original contents have been dispensed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a bottle having a shoulder at the base of its neck, of a sleeve held in the neck, said sleeve having its ends closed, and the outer end provided with a series of perforations and its inner end with an opening ground to provide a valve-seat, a partition arranged within the sleeve and having' an opening therein, a perforated cylinder held in the opening, a neck provided at the inner end of the cylinder` a valve operating in the cylinder, a semispherical valve arranged in the sleeve and designed to engage the valve-seat, a rod connected to the valve and a weight connected to the opposite end of the rod.

2. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a bottle, of a sleeve held in the neck thereof, said sleeve having its ends closed, the outer end being perforated and its inner end provided with an opening ground to provide a valve-seat, a semispherical valve operating upon the valve-seat, a rod connected to the said valve, a spherical weight connected to the opposite end of the rod, a partition arranged within the sleeve and having an opening therein, a perforated cylinder held in the opening, said cylinder having a neck at one end of a smaller diameter than the body of the cylinder, said neck being scalloped at its outer end, a ball-valve arranged within the cylinder and means for holding the sleeve in position.

3. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a bottle having a tapering neck, the interior of which diverges at its mouth, of a sleeve arranged within the bottle-neck, said sleeve being of a greater diameter at its ends than the central portion to conform tothe shape of the bottle-neck, said sleeve also being closed at its ends and the outer end being perforated and the inner end provided with an opening to form a valve-seat, a perforated cylinder arranged within the sleeve,

a partition for supporting the cylinder', a ballvalve arranged in the perforated cylinder, a semispherical-shaped valve arranged Within the sleeve to close the opening at the inner end, said semispherical valve having a rod connected thereto, the free end of which having a Spherical Weight and means for holding the sleeve in the bottle-neck.

4. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a bottle having a shoulder at the base of the neck, the said neck being contracted interiorly toward its outer end to a point adjacent the extreme end from which point the said neck di'verges, of a sleeve held in the outer end of the neck. said sleeve being constructed eXterio-rly to conform to the shape of the end of the bottle-neck, said sleeve having its ends closed and the outer end -provided With a series of perforations and its inner .end

vWith an opening ground to provide a valveseat, a partition arranged within the sleeve, said partition having an opening therein and a perforated cylinder held Within the opening, said perforated cylinder having a reduced neck portion, the end of which is scalloped, a hollovsT ball-valve operating in the perforated cylinder, a valve arranged Within the inner end of the sleeve and normally resting in the valve-seat, a rod connected to the valve, a spherical Weight connected to the lower end of the rod, the said rod being of a length to permit the Weight dropping back of the shoulder When the bottle is tilted as specied.

GOTTLOB KLUM'PP.

'Witnessesz -M. D. BLONDEL,

E. M. VENN. 

